| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Ward (fresh) PF - Robert Cuff (fresh) C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) SG - Robert Coker (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles is hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Jeffrey Ward - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ward, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Clemson | Anthony Heckler blocks the jumper by James Johnson | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Clemson | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Marshall Doles | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | Robert Cuff snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Clemson | Sean Griffin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kenneth Tatum | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Coker | 0-6 |
| 17:26 | Clemson | Robert Cuff misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-6 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | Robert Cuff pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:59 | Clemson | Robert Cuff is whistled for a carry | 0-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SG), Lance Johnson (SF), Timothy Bridges (PF), Dennis Hitt (C) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Kenneth Tatum, Anthony Heckler, Nicholas Weber | |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-9 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | James Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lance Johnson - foul #1 on Lance Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (SG) Sean Griffin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:21 | Clemson | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 1-9 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-9 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo grabs the offensive rebound | 1-9 |
| 16:16 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by James Johnson | 3-9 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Bridges clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Cuff - foul #1 on Robert Cuff, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Parente (SF), Samuel Heckstall (PF) Jeffrey Ward, Robert Cuff | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG) Dennis Hitt | |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:58 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Arredondo | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Taylor Banas (fresh) SF - Christopher Parente (fresh) PF - Samuel Heckstall (fresh) C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blake Ryan (fresh) PF - Timothy Bridges (fresh) C - Lance Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Johnson | 5-9 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Taylor Banas is called for the reach on Blake Ryan - foul #1 on Taylor Banas, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Tanner Frey (C) Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Anthony Heckler (PF), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, Blake Ryan, Timothy Bridges, Lance Johnson | |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Christopher Parente - foul #1 on Christopher Parente, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sean Griffin (SG), Robert Cuff (PF) Taylor Banas, Tanner Frey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the 3rd free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:42 | Clemson | Sean Griffin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Parente | 8-12 |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Cuff - foul #2 on Robert Cuff, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (PG), Jeffrey Ward (SF), Tanner Frey (C) James Johnson, Christopher Parente, Robert Cuff | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:24 | Clemson | Sean Griffin loses the ball out of bounds | 8-14 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-17 |
| 14:06 | Clemson | Sean Griffin buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Taylor Banas | 10-17 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo (C) Tanner Frey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG), Lance Johnson (SF) Robert Coker, Kenneth Tatum | |
| 13:27 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Blake Ryan - foul #1 on Blake Ryan, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG) Taylor Banas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Timothy Bridges (C) Marshall Doles, Nicholas Weber | |
| 13:27 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:27 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Bridges snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Woodrow Nicks | 11-19 |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Woodrow Nicks is called for the reach on Sean Griffin - foul #1 on Woodrow Nicks, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (SG) Sean Griffin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt (C) Anthony Heckler | |
| 12:43 | Clemson | Taylor Banas lays it up and in on a great pass from James Johnson | 13-19 |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson drills a jump hook from the left block | 13-21 |
| 11:59 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 13-21 |
| 11:57 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo tips it but misses | 13-21 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Banas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ward (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Heckstall (fairly fresh) C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Ryan (fairly fresh) SF - Lance Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Bridges (fresh) C - Dennis Hitt (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Dennis Hitt - foul #1 on Dennis Hitt, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sean Griffin (SG), Martin Lawrence (SF), Christopher Parente (PF), Tanner Frey (C) Taylor Banas, Jeffrey Ward, Samuel Heckstall, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Anthony Heckler (PF), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, Blake Ryan, Lance Johnson, Timothy Bridges, Dennis Hitt | |
| 11:21 | Clemson | Christopher Parente misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Coker | 13-21 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber lays it up and in on a great pass from Marshall Doles | 13-23 |
| 10:41 | Clemson | James Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-23 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Christopher Parente tips it home | 15-23 |
| 10:22 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber misses the dunk attempt | 15-23 |
| 10:21 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Tanner Frey | 15-23 |
| 10:16 | Clemson | James Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Coker | 18-23 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber is fouled on the floor by Tanner Frey - foul #1 on Tanner Frey, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (PG), Terry Dickerson (SG), Jeffrey Ward (SF), Samuel Heckstall (PF), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) James Johnson, Sean Griffin, Martin Lawrence, Christopher Parente, Tanner Frey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson (PF) Anthony Heckler | |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 09:26 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-25 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson tips it back up and in | 18-27 |
| 08:51 | Clemson | Robert Coker steals it from Taylor Banas | 18-27 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles throws it down on a great pass from Robert Coker | 18-29 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-29 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum pulls down the rebound | 18-29 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Tatum | 18-31 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo is hacked by Marshall Doles - foul #1 on Marshall Doles, team foul #5 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Sean Griffin (SG), Christopher Parente (SF) Taylor Banas, Terry Dickerson, Jeffrey Ward | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SG), Anthony Heckler (PF), Timothy Bridges (C) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Kenneth Tatum, Nicholas Weber | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Parente (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Heckstall (fresh) C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) SF - Lance Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Bridges (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Clemson | James Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson grabs the board | 18-31 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson tips it back up and in | 18-33 |
| 07:10 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo misses short on a runner in the paint | 18-33 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler snags the defensive board | 18-33 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lance Johnson | 18-35 |
| 06:46 | Clemson | Christopher Parente drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Sean Griffin | 20-35 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks is called for traveling | 20-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (SG), Jeffrey Ward (SF), Tanner Frey (C) Sean Griffin, Samuel Heckstall, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG) Lance Johnson | |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Anthony Heckler is called for the reach on Christopher Parente - foul #1 on Anthony Heckler, team foul #6 | 20-35 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward scores on a 3 from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Tanner Frey | 23-35 |
| 05:27 | Clemson | Tanner Frey comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-35 |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Christopher Parente - foul #2 on Christopher Parente, team foul #8 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo (C) Christopher Parente | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Dennis Hitt (PF), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, Blake Ryan, Anthony Heckler, Timothy Bridges | |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the free throw | 23-38 |
| 05:06 | Clemson | Taylor Banas hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tanner Frey | 25-38 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sean Griffin (SG), Samuel Heckstall (PF) Taylor Banas, Tanner Frey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch (SG), Lance Johnson (PF) Robert Coker, Dennis Hitt | |
| 04:32 | Clemson | Sean Griffin clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Cumberbatch - foul #1 on James Cumberbatch, team foul #7 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Lawrence (SF) Jeffrey Ward | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:32 | Clemson | Sean Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 04:32 | Clemson | Sean Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum travels with the ball | 27-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler (PF) Lance Johnson | |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Martin Lawrence misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 04:03 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo tips it in | 29-38 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 03:33 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Taylor Banas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Lawrence (fresh) PF - Samuel Heckstall (fresh) C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cumberbatch (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tatum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Weber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles misses the lay-in | 29-38 |
| 03:23 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Arredondo | 29-38 |
| 03:17 | Clemson | Martin Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch is fouled on the floor by Sean Griffin - foul #1 on Sean Griffin, team foul #9 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Ward (SF), Robert Cuff (PF), Tanner Frey (C) Sean Griffin, Martin Lawrence, Samuel Heckstall, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG), Lance Johnson (SF), Timothy Bridges (C) Marshall Doles, Kenneth Tatum, Nicholas Weber | |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Taylor Banas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Coker | 29-40 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Lance Johnson | 29-43 |
| 02:19 | Clemson | Taylor Banas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Robert Cuff tips it back up and in | 31-43 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cumberbatch, team foul #8 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Dickerson (SG) Taylor Banas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SF) James Cumberbatch, Anthony Heckler | |
| 02:05 | Clemson | The jump hook by Tanner Frey is blocked by Timothy Bridges | 31-43 |
| 02:04 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Timothy Bridges | 31-43 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-43 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses the tip | 31-43 |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker hits the follow up shot | 31-45 |
| 01:23 | Clemson | James Johnson misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Woodrow Nicks - foul #2 on Woodrow Nicks, team foul #9 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sean Griffin (SG), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) Terry Dickerson, Tanner Frey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, Blake Ryan | |
| 01:23 | Clemson | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 01:23 | Clemson | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Guadalupe Arredondo picks off the pass by Robert Coker | 33-45 |
| 00:43 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo's pass is intercepted by Marshall Doles | 33-45 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles hits the finger roll | 33-47 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-47 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #10 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Parente (SF), Samuel Heckstall (PF) Jeffrey Ward, Robert Cuff | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Anthony Heckler (PF) Robert Coker, Timothy Bridges, Nicholas Weber | |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 35-48 |